Happy Thanksgiving!

We had such a wonderful Thanksgiving! My parents and little sister Danielle were able to drive down and stay for almost an entire week. Jareds parents and Brad & Alicia's family were able to join us including our friends The Taylors. We had everyone bring something for the feast.

Thank goodness my Mom was there to cook the turkey and make everything else because I still have no idea how to do it. She doesn't use recipes but everything always turns out amazing! 

Jared taste testing the cheese ball to make sure it tasted just right. 
He went through 2 cheese balls this weekend! 

 Sammy, Aleah, Brooklynn and McKenzie on the little kid table actually eating!

 This guy loved the rolls!

 So glad we were able to fit everyone in our kitchen. 

One stuffed little baby.....looks like he has a toothpick getting the last bit of goods out of his 2 teeth!

Cassidy and Lilly have been best friends since birth.....they have so much fun when they get together!  Except for when they want the same toy or when Lilly gets locked in a room upstairs for 10 minutes before we find her.....poor girl!

 Merrick playing with his new birthday car from Grandpa and Grandma!

This kid loves the swing....even if it is Pink!

 The kids had a blast jumping on the trampoline, riding powerwheels and getting dirty!  Hopefully next year we will have some grass!

After the big feast we headed out to the desert with the Phelps extended family to ride horses, the golf carts and sit around the campfire and eat some more! 

We were so glad our good friends Matt & Brooke were able to come join us this year too!

The rest of the weekend we had so much fun hanging out with my parents and Danielle.  We shopped until we dropped.  I ate so much I didn't know it was possible to gain that much weight in one weekend!  My Mom made yummy caramel apples with the girls one night. We watched lots of movies  and even saw the "Smurfs" at the dollar show.  

My Dad helped Jared put up Christmas lights outside. I was able to put up my Christmas Tree and get the entire house decorated. It's amazing what you can do with extra hands to entertain the kids. 

On Saturday we visited the Superstion Farm. They had a neat and interesting tour of the smelly farm. The kids got to pet the animals and hold a chicken. We even got a taste of real ice-cream straight off the farm! My parents spoiled the kids all weekend long! My Mom would throw them in the bubble bath each night and read them stories. She would grab Merrick at the crack of dawn and snuggle him in her bed until the rest of us woke up! I miss them already!!!!